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World of Warcraft has now hit the nine million player margin adding up another milestone to this Massively Multiplayer online game. Blizzard entertainment is not stopping, with its 9 million players and still rising, they plan to swell up the numbers by planning the release of the Burning Crusade expansion pack in mainland China with their Market partner The9. Blizzard Entertainment President Mike Morhaime commented: “We’re thrilled that gamers around the world have continued to embrace World of Warcraft so enthusiastically, we’ve worked hard to provide a compelling experience for our players, and we plan to continue updating the game with exciting new content for them to enjoy for many years to come.” The game was even said to be 90th most populated country on Earth above Haiti, but behind Sweden if it was considered to be one.  The World of Warcraft was launched in America last November 2004, and was named best-selling PC game for the next 2 years. The record breaking game still sits or is near the top of PC games lists all over the world, which is available in seven languages.

The success of the World of Warcraft has simply exceeded so many expectations, and saying that blizzard has done their best for their most loved MMO is simply an understatement. It has really been surprising how the world of Azeroth is coming to life and spreading in other mediums, but what’s a shock is why the World of Warcraft hasn’t reached the movies yet, but meanwhile the World of Warcraft is invading a geek platform, the comics. DC Comics was reported to produce a new comic book based on the game.

The comics which was reported to be a monthly series will be written y Walt Simonson a comics veteran, who is known for the marvel’s mythology fueled Thor. Art and inking would be handled by Ludo Lullabi and Sandra Hope respectively. The comic book will be published through Wildstorm, which is DC’s line of comics. A press release also reveals a portion of the stories direction and flavor:

“The first storyline of the new ongoing series begins when a human is found unconscious on the shores of Kalimdor, with no memory of who he is or how he arrived there. Enslaved by an orc shaman, the man must fight for survival against members of both the Alliance and the Horde. He strikes uneasy relationships with other races in his quest to find the secrets of his past.”

Warcraft as reported by Newsrama has already been translated in to a graphic novel in the form of manga which includes three volumes published by Tokyopop, but the series don’t appear to be related in any way. Preview art will be introduced this coming Comic-Con International in San Diego this coming weekend. The comic book is expected to debut this coming fall.

Chinese authorities have already made actions against gamers who spend more than three hours playing addictive online games like World of Warcraft. This is an attempt to minimize and tone down youngster’s possible addiction to the virtual games. Teenagers in China was said to be forgetting their “social responsibilities”, Chinadaily, a publication in China has reported a national crackdown on Internet cafes that provide access to games like Dungeon’s and Dragons, Lineage and the World of Warcraft. This the latest attempt of the most populous country to cope with the teenagers increasing interest for artificial worlds and the freedom of expression it provides.

The President, Hu Jintao has ordered regulators in promoting a “healthy online culture”, encouraging the healthy environment in online gaming but not overusing it to the point of addiction. “Measured gaming is good for the brain, but gaming addiction hurts the body.” Said by the National Business Daily which reported that the country has more than 30 million online gamers and 10 % of them are minors. The government doesn’t seek to totally forbid gaming, but to promote a healthy use of it.

The 8 million players in the World of Warcraft as reported by Blizzard, 3.5 % are Chinese, making it the most popular online game in China. The authorities have also forbidden any authorization of opening new Internet cafes in the country up to the end of 2007. Last July 16, tougher regulations have been enforced to gaming companies that operate in the country to screen their gamers, requiring them to enter their ID numbers. The program then monitors the online time of players identified as under 18 and prompts them at the three-hour mark with a message asking them to stop and “do suitable physical exercise,”

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